Storyline 360: System Requirements

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Here are the minimum system requirements for authoring and viewing Articulate Storyline 360 courses.

Hardware for Authoring Courses

CPU

2 GHz processor or higher (32-bit or 64-bit)

Memory

2 GB minimum

Available Disk Space

1 GB minimum

Display

1,280 x 800 screen resolution or higher

Multimedia

Sound card, microphone, and webcam for recording narration and video

Software for Authoring Courses

Operating System

Windows 11

Windows 10 (32-bit or 64-bit mainstream supported versions)

macOS  (latest version) with Intel processors using Parallels Desktop (latest version) or VMware Fusion (latest version)

macOS (latest version) with Apple M-series chips using Parallels Desktop 18 and later

.NET Runtime

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 or later (gets installed if not present)

Visual C++

Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable (latest version, gets installed if not present)

Compatibility and Integrations

Backward Compatibility

Storyline 1 and Storyline 2 projects can be upgraded to Storyline 360. However, Storyline 360 projects can't be opened or edited with previous versions.

Storyline 3 and Storyline 360 projects can be opened interchangeably, except when a project file has features that are exclusive to Storyline 360. Details here.

Importing Content

Microsoft Office 365 (desktop apps only) or the latest perpetual version of Microsoft PowerPoint (32-bit or 64-bit) Mac users: Office apps must be installed in your Windows environment.

Presenter 360, Quizmaker 360, and Engage 360

Publishing to Word

Microsoft Office 365 (desktop apps only) or the latest perpetual version of Microsoft Word (32-bit or 64-bit)

Browsers and Mobile Apps for Viewing Published Courses

Windows

Microsoft Edge* (latest version), Google Chrome (latest version), Firefox (latest version)

*Internet Explorer (IE) mode isn't supported in Microsoft Edge

Mac

Safari (latest version), Google Chrome (latest version), Firefox (latest version)

Mobile

Safari in Apple iOS/iPadOS (latest version), Google Chrome (latest version) in Apple iOS/iPadOS (latest version), Google Chrome (latest version) in Android OS 6 or later

Required Browser Settings for Viewing Published Courses

JavaScript

JavaScript must be enabled for published courses to work.

Font Downloads

Font downloads must be enabled to see the correct fonts and characters.

Accessibility in Published Courses

Storyline 360 output supports the following screen readers plus Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA and Revised Section 508 standards. See our Voluntary Product Accessibility Template® (VPAT®) for details.

Screen Readers

NVDA (latest version)

JAWS (latest version)

Mac

VoiceOver

Mobile

VoiceOver in Apple iOS

VoiceOver in Apple iPadOS

TalkBack (latest version) for Android OS

Network Endpoints for Accessing Resources

You may need to add these websites to your allowlist to access all the resources included with your Articulate 360 subscription.